Above is the most recent CompStat report from the 70th Precinct, which covers the week of 7/30-8/5/12, and below is a roundup of some recent crimes around the neighborhood: • Neighbor Ann [http://smallworldpetsitters.wordpress.com/] noticed an SUV’s headlights had been stolen while parked near Glenwood
So wonders the 44-year-old male owner of a bike who parked it outside of Sycamore over the weekend, and who posted this missed connection on Craigslist [http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mis/3204785904.html]: > Your female version of my Schwinn Suburban was locked up outside. I mean they are
gyro king
Just in case all this talk about the food on Newkirk Plaza [/blog/business/pizza-jerk-chicken-and-questionable-pills-at-newkirk-plaza] has got you craving Gyro King, you should know that the restaurant is closed through tomorrow, August 16, for repairs and renovations, according to this sign posted on their closed gate. The Gyro King on
We can only assume that the New Coffee House on Rugby Road between Newkirk and Foster is aptly named–though we thought we saw it open over the weekend, every time we’ve passed since it’s been shuttered. Anyone know anything more about it? The spot seems to be
special needs
In a story on NPR for the New York Times’s Schoolbook [http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2012/08/14/getting-schooled-with-councilman-jumaane-williams/] , they follow Council Member Jumaane Williams as he visits a summer camp in the area to talk to students, where he discusses his disability: > Some of you may
Fisherman's Cove
With the recent honor of Greenest Commercial Block in Brooklyn [/blog/green/weve-got-the-greenest-commercial-blocks-in-brooklyn] being split between a block of Cortelyou Road and Newkirk Plaza, neighbor Patrick Howell O’Neill [http://www.chobopeon.com] takes a look at the possibly less well-known stretch in this video about his favorite things on
Brooklyn Jubilee
Enjoy a delicious, healthy, and free vegetarian lunch at a community meal [http://sustainableflatbush.org/2012/08/13/community-meal-saturday-august-18th-noon/] hosted by Sustainable Flatbush [http://sustainableflatbush.org/] and Brooklyn Jubilee [http://www.brooklynjubilee.org/] this Saturday, August 18, at 12pm at the Flatbush Reformed Church. Sustainable Flatbush’s local community chef
Recycling Trucks on Argyle [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/7784053598/] by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/], on Flickr. Taken a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner]
If you haven’t headed toward the subway yet, don’t. There’s a big fire at Dekalb that’s stopped B/Q service coming into Brooklyn [http://www.mta.info/news/stories/?story=778]. The Q train is running in Brooklyn at the moment, but only between Prospect Park
2003 blackout
The lights went out across NYC (and much of the Northeast) on this day nine years ago [http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/b/blackouts_and_brownouts_electrical/new_york_city_blackout_of_2003/index.html] . It was a much more calm affair than the last major blackout
playwrights
Samuel Wagner sent along this update about neighbor Rachel Wagner and her play Kids These Days [/blog/art-music/meet-teen-playwright-rachel-wagner]: > The play has advanced to the Final round this Wednesday at the Riant Theater. She has beat out a few notable entries including a play directed by a CUNY theater
Dream Act
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke is hosting the public forum “From Dream Act to Deferred Action” [https://clarke.house.gov/forms/form/default.aspx?ID=2177] with Andrea Quarantillo, the New York District Director for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, on Monday, August 20 from 6-8pm. It’s taking place